Man Shot, Killed In Towson Town Center Mall Parking Lot

A man was shot and killed in the parking lot of Nordstrom at Towson Town Center on Monday evening, and police identified the victim Tuesday.

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Baltimore County police Detective Cathleen Batton said officers found the man's body on a sidewalk outside the east side of Nordstrom at about 6:30 p.m. Police and mall security then searched the area for the shooter.

"They immediately went inside the mall to canvass the entire mall looking for someone who may look panicked or suspicious," Baltimore County emergency spokeswoman Elise Armacost said.

The victim was identified early Tuesday as Rodney Vest Pridget, 19, of Baltimore.

Detectives said they don't believe the shooting was random. Police are checking video footage recovered from the mall to see if it helps in the investigation.

Batton did not specify a motive, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is urged to contact Baltimore County police at 410-307-2020.

Pridget was in court in September, where he received probation before judgment in a case involving the theft of a PlayStation from a private home, 11 News I-Team lead investigative reporter Jayne Miller said Tuesday. Pridget's lawyer said the victim grew up in foster care and was a good kid who was making progress.

People near the scene said they heard several gunshots in the area.

"(There were) five or six gunshots all at once, possibly two or three seconds, and then two to three more gunshots," a mall patron said.

A WBAL-TV 11 News producer inside the mall when the shooting occurred said no one was allowed to enter or leave. Shoppers told 11 News they were not notified by mall officials about the shooting.

The mall remained open through the investigation, and mall officials had no comment Monday night regarding security. The mall reopened Tuesday at its regularly scheduled time.

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